Ruby Rose Boards Thriller ‘The Drowning Pool’ From Director David Hackl
EXCLUSIVE: Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) is attached to star in The Drowning Pool, a dark thriller from director David Hackl (Saw V), Deadline can reveal.
The Exchange is handling worldwide sales and will introduce the project to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival.
More from Deadline
Set on location in the exotic Canary Islands, the film centers on the mysterious disappearance of American surfer Isabelle Gray. Although Isabelle is presumed drowned, her grief-stricken sister Katherine refuses to leave the country without answers, soon discovering that her sibling wasn’t the only woman to vanish into the ocean without a trace. With little help from local authorities, a stubborn and resourceful Katherine uncovers a string of progressively frightening clues, eventually leading her right into the jaws of an ancient ritualistic evil.
Colin McNeil and Daniel Minsky wrote the script. Joel Shapiro (Gunner, Killerman) of magiCity Studios is producing along with Dimitri Logothetis (Gunner, Kickboxer franchise) of Acme Rocket Fuel, with Lee Broda (May December, The Card Counter) serving as executive producer. Pre-production in the Canary Islands is underway.
Stated Nat McCormick, The Exchange’s President of Worldwide Sales & Distribution, “The Drowning Pool is a fresh and thrilling adventure story set in a dreamy vacation location, with a renowned international cast. We look forward to taking the plunge with our distribution partners around the world!”
An Australian actress who broke out stateside with a role in Netflix’s Emmy-winning series Orange Is the New Black, Rose has since then been seen starring in the first season of The CW’s Batwoman, also appearing on shows like Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Notable feature credits include Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, John Wick: Chapter 2, Pitch Perfect 3 and The Meg, to name just a few.
Best known for helming the fifth installment in the Saw horror franchise, Hackl also directed the action thriller Dangerous starring Scott Eastwood; the Gina Carano-led Daughter of the Wolf; Life on the Line, starring John Travolta, Kate Bosworth and Devon Sawa; and genre-bender Into the Grizzly Maze.
The Exchange’s TIFF lineup this year includes Special Presentation title The Cut, a thriller starring Orlando Bloom and John Turturro, as well as Pierce Brosnan’s Wolf Land, Dafne Keen’s Night Comes, and Jennifer Garner’s Fruitcake.
Rose is represented by Atlas Artists and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman; Hackl by Independent Artist Group; and McNeil by Housefire Management and attorney Marios Rush.
Best of Deadline
Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.